Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German trahten (consider, think about, pay attention to, keep in mind, strive for), from Old High German trahtōn, from Proto-Germanic *trahtōną, borrowed from Latin tractō (drag, handle, transact, debate). Cognate to Old English trahtian, German betrachten.

Verb

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טראַכטן (trakhtn) (past participle געטראַכט (getrakht))

  1. to think
    דער מענטש טראַכט און גאָט לאַכט.der mentsh trakht un got lakht.The man plans and God laughs. —Proverb

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Noun

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טראַכטן (trakhtn)

  1. plural of טראַכט (trakht)
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